Mesquite trash & recycling schedule

Twice a week (Mon/Thu, Tue/Fri, or Wednesday routes — check the solid-waste map). Out by 7:30 a.m. at the front curb or alley depending on your area. City-run sanitation — not a private franchise hauler for residential.

Verified 2026-10-15 · cityofmesquite.com · source

At a glance

Recycling	Once a week on your recycling day (Mon–Fri by zone). Green recycling bin(s) or blue recycling bag(s) next to where you set trash. Co-mingled is fine; drain liquids. Glass only in a recycling bin — not in a blue bag. On rainy days, keep the bin dry or hold it for the next recycling day. Verified 2026-10-15 · cityofmesquite.com · source
Bulk	Large brush/bulky (over 50 lb or larger than 2×2×4 ft) once weekly Mon–Fri by zone at the front curb only (not alley); out by 7:30 a.m.; don’t block sidewalks. Small yard waste (bagged grass/leaves or brush piles ≤2×2×4 ft and ≤50 lb) every Wednesday at your regular garbage spot. Appliances (fridges, washers, dryers, stoves, water heaters, lawnmowers, etc.): schedule with Solid Waste before Wednesday — 972-216-6285 or online; collected Wednesdays from alley or front curb at no extra charge. Full bulk page Verified 2026-10-15 · cityofmesquite.com · source
Contacts	myMesquite Call Center 972-288-7711; Solid Waste / appliances 972-216-6285; Community Services 972-216-6424. Hauler: City of Mesquite Solid Waste. Verified 2026-10-15 · cityofmesquite.com · source

Set-out

Bulk pickup is automatic in Mesquite — no request needed.

Set-out checklist

City rules before collection day. Confirm with the city if anything looks off.

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When

Garbage, recycling, and small yard waste out by 7:30 a.m. on their collection days. Large brush/bulky by 7:30 a.m. on your large-item day.

Where

Garbage, recycling, and small yard waste at front curb or alley per your zone. Large brush/bulky at the front curb only — they won’t collect from the alley. Don’t block sidewalks.

Limits

Small Wednesday yard piles ≤2 ft × 2 ft × 4 ft and ≤50 lb. Large brush/junk is anything over 50 lb or larger than 2×2×4 ft on your weekly large-item day. Convenience Center drop-off is free for residents (junk, yard waste, fencing, furniture, lumber, appliances, up to 4 tires, small brick/concrete) — no HHW, paint, roofing, rocks, dirt, or oil.

Brush

Small brush with Wednesday yard waste within 2×2×4 ft / 50 lb. Larger brush on the large-item weekly day at the front curb.

Not allowed

HHW (aerosols, auto fluids, batteries, cleaners, paint, pool chemicals, etc.) → Home Chemical Collection Center at 11234 Plano Rd. Convenience Center excludes hazardous materials, paint, commercial waste, roofing, rocks, dirt, oil/auto fluids.

Bags

Bagged grass/leaves OK for Wednesday yard waste. Recyclables in a green bin or blue bag (glass in the bin only).

Fees and fines

Collection Schedule / Solid Waste FAQ pages don’t list set-out citation dollar amounts. Appliance pickup is free when you schedule it.

Verified 2026-10-15 · cityofmesquite.com · source · source · source

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Find your pickup day

Collection schedule map (garbage, recycling, large/bulky layers)

Verified 2026-10-15 · cityofmesquite.com · source

Holidays

From the city’s 2026 Holiday Closures and Service Impacts page (checked Oct 15, 2026). Pattern is skip the holiday, then resume the next scheduled day — not a full week slide. New Year’s Day 2027 trash impacts weren’t listed on that page yet as of verification — left unpublished (NY 2026 used the same resume-next-day rule).

Private junk pickup

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